B2
S + be + just / nearly / almost + as + Adj + as + O
just as, nearly as và almost as
Explanation
Điều chỉnh mức của so sánh bằng. just as là hoàn toàn bằng, nearly as và almost as là gần bằng nhưng còn kém, every bit as là bằng y như. Trạng từ luôn đứng TRƯỚC as thứ nhất. Bẫy thường gặp: Trạng từ đứng trước as: as just good as ✗, just as good as ✓.
Examples
Cuốn thứ hai của cô ấy hay y như vậy.
Đường này gần nhanh bằng.
Cậu ấy gần cao bằng bố.
Bản sao nét y như bản gốc.
Practice
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